Entertainment Stories from April 16, 2024 (Change date)
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St. Charles Singers to launch 40th anniversary celebration with concerts April 20-21 in Wheaton and St. CharlesApr 16, 2024 11:41 pm - The St. Charles Singers’ season finale concerts April 20-21 will mark the start of the internationally recognized chamber choir’s 40th anniversary celebration with a pro...
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Chicago Bronze handbell ensemble celebrating 25th anniversary with April 27 concert in West DundeeApr 16, 2024 6:15 pm - On Saturday, April 27, First Congregational Church of Dundee will host a handbell concert featuring the Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble in celebration of its 25t...
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Lombard Historical Society to host ‘Grassroots Democracy: Illinois Labor Journeys’Apr 16, 2024 4:27 pm - The Lombard Historical Society will welcome Mike Matejka as he presents “Grassroots Democracy: Illinois Labor Journeys” on Thursday, May 2. It will begin at 7 p.m. in the...
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Music review: Jazz pianist Fred Hersch creates subdued, lovely colors on ‘Silent, Listening’Apr 16, 2024 3:58 pm - Jazz pianist Fred Hersch fully embraces the freedom that comes with improvisation on his solo album “Silent, Listening,” spontaneously composing and performing tunes ...
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Should you watch ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ about a family of Bigfoots? Not yetiApr 16, 2024 2:47 pm - “Sasquatch Sunset,” from filmmaking brothers David and Nathan Zellner, is a bewildering 90-minute, narrator-less and wordless experiment that's as audacious as it is infuriating.
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In war saga ‘The Sympathizer,’ Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the backgroundApr 16, 2024 2:09 pm - Vietnamese journalist-turned-filmmaker Phanxinê remembers exactly when he decided to make movies in his native country rather than Hollywood. It was in 2008, but it could...
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Travis Kelce named host of ‘Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?’ for Prime VideoApr 16, 2024 2:07 pm - Travis Kelce's NFL off-season with the Kansas City Chiefs has been a busy one. The Super Bowl LVIII-winning tight end is the host of a new game show called “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” for Prime Video, the streaming service confirmed Tuesday.
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Maggie Rogers talks ‘Don’t Forget Me’ ahead of album release show at Chicago’s House of BluesApr 16, 2024 1:34 pm - Maggie Rogers wrote and recorded her new album, “Don’t Forget Me,” over five days last winter. The songs came quickly and chronologically, as if she was writing “diff...
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Oakton College announces Six Piano Ensemble performance, April 28Apr 16, 2024 12:57 pm - Prepare to be enchanted as Oakton College’s Six Piano Ensemble takes the stage for an afternoon of reimagined melodies, April 28.
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Things to do April 19-25: BoDeans, Fear No Art, Earth Day events and moreApr 16, 2024 12:27 pm - Mark your calendars for appearances by the BoDeans, Cary Elwes and the Impractical Jokers, the College of Lake County’s Fear No Art Festival, Earth Day events and more happening this week.
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